Bo Linde was one of the most productive Swedish composers when solo songs was concerned. He wrote no less than 127 solo songs, which are performed far too seldom. On reason is perhaps the often difficult keys and demanding pitches...

During the years 1908 - 12 Marx composed around 120 songs, some of which were published in the collections Italienische Lieder (1912) and Lieder und Gesänge (1910 - 12). Nowadays these songs are regarded as the finest works that he produced.